General Flashcards
1
Q
Name a benzodiazepine with a short half life
A
lorazepam
2
Q
Which benzodiazepine would be safe and unsafe in liver failure?
A
lorazepam- safe ish(short half life)
diazepam (unsafe- longer half life)
3
Q
What key investigation must be completed before giving haloperidol?
A
ECG- prolonged QT
4
Q
Profound learning disability is diagnoses with an IQ less than?
A
<20
5
Q
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a type of therapy used in which condition?
A
PTSD
6
Q
Which blood test is used to monitor clozapine?
A
FBC- neutropenia risk
7
Q
What is the most common initial management for EUPD/emotional unstable personality disorder?
A
DBT= dialectical behaviour therapy
